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Five ISIS fighters captured for alleged role in Syria blast that killed four Americans
omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria have captured five ISIS fighters believed to have been involved in the deadly suicide bomb blast in Manbij last January that killed four Americans, according to a U.S. [Read More…]
Mom booked for murder in case of 9-year-old girl found dead in duffel bag
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(LOS ANGELES) — The mother of 9-year-old Trinity Love Jones, whose body was found in a duffel bag in Los Angeles, was booked on Monday for her daughter’s murder, authorities said. [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn give back some gains
Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling. It’s looking more and more like face to face trade talks between President Trump and President Xi might not resume until as late as June. [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued March 18 at 9:15PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota…and Iowa Medary Creek near Medary West Fork Des Moines River near Avoca …Forecast flooding changed from [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued March 18 at 9:15PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota…and Iowa Medary Creek near Medary West Fork Des Moines River near Avoca …Forecast flooding changed from [Read More…]
Anthropologie launches plus-size collection that extends up to size 26
Joe_Potato/iStock(NEW YORK) — Anthropologie has launched its first plus-size collection. Just in time for spring, the new APlus line has expanded sizes that range from 16w-26w. “This is an exciting starting point for Anthropologie,” said [Read More…]
Devastating floods still rolling through Midwest, with more rain expected
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Some of the worst Midwest flooding in decades, which has claimed at least three lives, is continuing across the central U.S., from the Dakotas all the way to eastern Illinois. The [Read More…]
Mike Pompeo returns to Middle East to urge action against Iran with three different partners
State Department by Michael Gross/ Public Domain(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is returning to the Middle East to again push for action against Iran, his chief foreign policy foe. But the message of [Read More…]
Woman who climbed Statue of Liberty on July 4 may see prison time
ABC(NEW YORK) — Theresa Okoumou may face jail time at her sentencing Tuesday for climbing the Statue of Liberty on July 4 to protest President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy that divided families at the [Read More…]
Three Dallas officers cleared of charges after handcuffed man’s death
rustythedog/iStock(DALLAS) — Prosecutors dismissed charges against three Dallas officers indicted in the 2016 death of a handcuffed man who died after calling police for help. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot dismissed charges against officers [Read More…]
Off-duty MD officer arrested in road rage incident after allegedly pointing gun at driver
Baltimore County Police Department(BALTIMORE) — Police arrested an off-duty Maryland State Trooper after he allegedly pointed a gun at another driver during a road rage altercation, authorities said. Zachary Tyler Bowen, 28, was arrested in [Read More…]
Arizona teacher arrested for having sex with 13-year-old student, once while another student kept watch: Police
Goodyear Police Department(GOODYEAR, Arizona) — Before her arrest for the alleged sexual abuse of her 13-year-old student, sixth-grade teacher Brittany Zamora was confronted in a recorded phone call by that student’s father. “You are a [Read More…]
New Zealand prime minister vows gun law changes after mass shooting, a novel idea for some Americans
iStock/artas(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand residents have been told to prepare for something that Americans rarely see: legislative action in the wake of a mass shooting. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed there will [Read More…]
Woman who pushed friend off Washington state bridge pleads guilty
ABC News(TACOMA, Washington) — A young woman in Washington state has pleaded guilty to pushing a now-former friend off a 60-foot bridge last summer. On Monday, Taylor Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless [Read More…] [Read More…]
Human rights worker in Chechnya sentenced to 4 years in prison amid fears of further crackdown
iStock/JANIFEST(MOSCOW) — A court in Chechnya has sentenced a prominent human rights worker to four years prison in a case that has been widely condemned by international rights organizations as fabricated, and which some fear [Read More…] [Read More…]
13-year-old boy falls to death climbing in Utah state park, may have been trying to ‘free solo’
Utah State Parks(SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) — A 13-year-old boy was climbing in Snow Canyon State Park, Utah, when he fell to his death. Elijah Baldwin of Farragut, Iowa, who was identified on Monday by [Read More…] [Read More…]
Suspect in decades-old murder, rape cold cases in Maryland identified through DNA: Police
Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department(ROCKVILLE, Maryland) — The man behind a 1989 rape and a 1994 rape and murder in suburban, Washington, D.C., has finally been identified through DNA and genetic genealogy, according to local [Read More…] [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 18, 2018
May corn closed at $3.71 and 1/2, down 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.05 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $309.80, down $1.00May soybean oil closed at 29.44, [Read More…] [Read More…]
Legislature approves bill to assist MN farmers impacted by severe weather
A bill to assist Minnesota farmers impacted by recent severe winter weather is headed to the desk of Governor Walz. Late last week, the Minnesota Legislature approved legislation that would expand eligibility for the Rural [Read More…] [Read More…]
Flooding a problem in many parts of the Midwest
The combination of melting snow and recent rains continues to wreak havoc on many Midwestern farms. Lawrence Sukalski says about a dozen roads in south-central Minnesota have been closed off because of flood waters. “We [Read More…] [Read More…]